D&D Character Creator v0.6.7

Changelog

0.6.7

New

• Getting Started step (renamed from "Ruleset"): a short, factual comparison of what actually differs between the 2014 and 2024 rules for a new player (ability score increase source, starting feats, Weapon Mastery, terminology), with a few terms linked straight into dnd5e's own bundled rules-glossary compendiums for a real hover explanation - no rules text of our own.
• Level Up: a button on an already-finished character's own sheet reopens the wizard pointed at that character instead of a fresh draft, so you can add levels, resolve new choices, and pick up new class features through the same guided flow used at creation.
• GM Progress Dashboard: a button next to "Create Character" in the Actor Directory (game master only) lists every player's in-progress draft, who owns it, which step they're on, and which required steps are still incomplete, with a button to reopen the wizard on that specific draft.
• Accessibility pass: the step list is fully keyboard-navigable (tab/enter/space), done and warning states carry a distinct icon instead of relying on color alone, and a persistent text-size control (A/A+/A++) and a "Simplify" toggle (hides card artwork, keeps the plain colored card) are available at any time.
• Richer "Add Custom": homebrew class/species/background creation now has real type-specific fields (hit die and primary ability for a class, speed for a species, spell level and school for a spell) instead of just a bare name, and a second tab lets you adopt an already-existing world item instead of only starting from a blank placeholder.
• Class step comparison: an opt-in "Compare" mode lets you check 2-3 addable classes and see their hit die, primary ability, complexity, and party role side by side. An already-added class also gets a small warning icon when its primary ability sits on the character's current lowest score.

Improved

• Compendium Sources (game master settings) now groups packs into Core Rules / Expanded Rules / Homebrew / Legacy instead of one flat table.
• Class, Species, and Background addable-item grids are grouped by source book, with the core rulebook listed first.
• Any step is now reachable directly from the step rail - navigating alone never changes anything, only picking something does.
• The persistent header was redesigned: portrait and name moved into the top of the step rail, and the text-size/Simplify/Sources/Start Over controls moved into the native window title bar as compact icon buttons.
• The wizard window holds a fixed size regardless of text-size setting; oversized content scrolls within the window instead of resizing it.
• The embedded advancement panel (skill picks, hit points, subclass choices) got a real "easier to read" pass: bigger text, bigger controls, and hit point rolls now render as large display digits instead of being lost in empty space.
• The About step's Characteristics and Personality sections were compacted to fit without an awkward half-empty row, and Languages now shows the "add a language" controls before the list of known languages.
• The Review step was trimmed to fit a fully-built character without scrolling at the default window size.

Fixed

• The portrait picker now falls back to a plain path/URL prompt for a player who lacks Foundry's file-browsing permission, instead of silently doing nothing.
• A completeness check could misreport a genuinely finished choice (for example a Weapon Mastery pick) as unresolved, because some of dnd5e's own tracked selections are a real Set, not an array or plain object.
• Swapping Species or Background could, in rare cases, end up removing both the old and the new item, because dnd5e rejects adding a second Species/Background while one already exists. Swapping now removes the old item first and shows a confirmation listing exactly what the current pick granted before doing anything.
• The Class step's complexity filter, remove-class button, and a few other custom buttons could render at the wrong size because of how Foundry layers module CSS under its own core styles; fixed with the correct cascade-layer-aware override.
• The Equipment step now clearly states that starting currency has no source beyond the class/background kit or "take gold instead," since that was previously easy to miss.

D&D Character Creator v0.5.4

A step-by-step character creation wizard for Foundry VTT and the dnd5e system, supporting both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets. Content is pulled from your installed compendiums, nothing is bundled from the books.

Features:

Eleven-step wizard: Ruleset, Class, Species, Background, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Spells, Equipment, About, Review
Multiclassing, with species that have multiple variants (like Elf) shown as one card with a picker
Four ability score methods: standard array, point buy, dice roll, manual entry
Character advancement happens inside the wizard, no separate popups
Equipment step supports buying your own gear with a real currency budget
PDF and Journal Entry export for the finished character
GM tools: compendium source allowlist, house rules, optional review-before-finalize gate
Player tools: personal source filter, homebrew placeholder creation
Requires Foundry VTT v13 or v14, and the dnd5e system v3.0 or newer.

See README.md for installation and configuration details.

D&D Character Creator v0.5.3

A step-by-step character creation wizard for Foundry VTT and the dnd5e system, supporting both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets. Content is pulled from your installed compendiums, nothing is bundled from the books.

Features:

Eleven-step wizard: Ruleset, Class, Species, Background, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Spells, Equipment, About, Review
Multiclassing, with species that have multiple variants (like Elf) shown as one card with a picker
Four ability score methods: standard array, point buy, dice roll, manual entry
Character advancement happens inside the wizard, no separate popups
Equipment step supports buying your own gear with a real currency budget
PDF and Journal Entry export for the finished character
GM tools: compendium source allowlist, house rules, optional review-before-finalize gate
Player tools: personal source filter, homebrew placeholder creation
Requires Foundry VTT v13 or v14, and the dnd5e system v3.0 or newer.

See README.md for installation and configuration details.

D&D Character Creator v0.5.2

A step-by-step character creation wizard for Foundry VTT and the dnd5e system, supporting both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets. Content is pulled from your installed compendiums, nothing is bundled from the books.

Features:

Eleven-step wizard: Ruleset, Class, Species, Background, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Spells, Equipment, About, Review
Multiclassing, with species that have multiple variants (like Elf) shown as one card with a picker
Four ability score methods: standard array, point buy, dice roll, manual entry
Character advancement happens inside the wizard, no separate popups
Equipment step supports buying your own gear with a real currency budget
PDF and Journal Entry export for the finished character
GM tools: compendium source allowlist, house rules, optional review-before-finalize gate
Player tools: personal source filter, homebrew placeholder creation
Requires Foundry VTT v13 or v14, and the dnd5e system v3.0 or newer.

See README.md for installation and configuration details.

D&D Character Creator v0.5.1

A step-by-step character creation wizard for Foundry VTT and the dnd5e system, supporting both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets. Content is pulled from your installed compendiums, nothing is bundled from the books.

Features:

Eleven-step wizard: Ruleset, Class, Species, Background, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Spells, Equipment, About, Review
Multiclassing, with species that have multiple variants (like Elf) shown as one card with a picker
Four ability score methods: standard array, point buy, dice roll, manual entry
Character advancement happens inside the wizard, no separate popups
Equipment step supports buying your own gear with a real currency budget
PDF and Journal Entry export for the finished character
GM tools: compendium source allowlist, house rules, optional review-before-finalize gate
Player tools: personal source filter, homebrew placeholder creation
Requires Foundry VTT v13 or v14, and the dnd5e system v3.0 or newer.

See README.md for installation and configuration details.

D&D Character Creator v0.5.0

First public release.

A step-by-step character creation wizard for Foundry VTT and the dnd5e system, supporting both the 2014 and 2024 rulesets. Content is pulled from your installed compendiums, nothing is bundled from the books.

Features:

• Eleven-step wizard: Ruleset, Class, Species, Background, Abilities, Feats, Skills, Spells, Equipment, About, Review
• Multiclassing, with species that have multiple variants (like Elf) shown as one card with a picker
• Four ability score methods: standard array, point buy, dice roll, manual entry
• Character advancement happens inside the wizard, no separate popups
• Equipment step supports buying your own gear with a real currency budget
• PDF and Journal Entry export for the finished character
• GM tools: compendium source allowlist, house rules, optional review-before-finalize gate
• Player tools: personal source filter, homebrew placeholder creation

Requires Foundry VTT v13 or v14, and the dnd5e system v3.0 or newer.

See README.md for installation and configuration details.